Out on the floor the couples are swaying   To "One Faded Love" on the jukebox tonight   You slide in your coins and the music keeps playing   A slow country dance on a Saturday night      Sweethearts in love and others just lonely   Searching for someone to waltz with tonight   In a smoky old bar you know that it's only   A slow country dance on a Saturday night      And love's never easy or ever as true   When the changing of partners is no longer new   You lead with your heart, and closing your eyes   Dance just to dance in three-quarter time      Down at the bar a woman tells stories   Batting her eyes to someone not there   Her glass is half full or maybe half empty   Like the jokes told about her when they think she can't hear      Now the perfume is cheap and the makeup is careless   And the dress out of fashion for a woman her age   But she don't give a damn for those who would cherish   A much lighter step and a much younger face      And love's never easy or ever as true   When the changing of partners is no longer new   You lead with your heart, and closing your eyes   Dance just to dance in three-quarter time      Out on the floor the couples are swaying   To "One Faded Love" on the jukebox tonight